Norman Yakeleya

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I support the Minister in terms of his process to getting the attention of the federal Minister or the federal government. However, business case after business case, doing things very politely and that's good. Northerners, that what we tend to do. I think enough is enough and we can get the attention of the federal government that needs to pay attention. So I think there has to be some more radical steps considered in terms of getting the attention of Ottawa. So in that sense, I want to ask the Minister how or what type of measures is he going to use...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize a former constituent in the Sahtu, Mr. Donnie Roberts who is now in the Gwich’in area, former social worker in our region. Thank you.

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I seek unanimous consent to conclude my Member’s statement.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last weekend we had a Sahtu/Tlicho/Dehcho economic conference in Tulita. Mr. Handley and Mr. Bell, along with MLA Jackson attended. I wanted to ask the Minister of ITI, Mr. Brendan Bell, the burning question in terms of after this conference in terms of coordinating the communities and the regions in terms of preparing for the impacts, the social issues that will be forthcoming should the pipeline come in this present time frame. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it's time, enough is enough. We have a new government. Some of the old bureaucrats are still in Ottawa. You can change the face in the kitchen table here, but you still have the same cooks brewing up the same kind of recipe for provinces and territories. So I think this government's got to come up with a backup plan. You know, we have to hope the federal government will listen to us, and hope that we…We need a backup plan. We need to get serious and get really down to the brass knuckles of…Our resources are leaving us everyday; millions and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is also for Minister Floyd Roland on the budget address. On page 8 and 9, he listed four key points in terms of the second condition necessary to achieve…(inaudible)..in the Northwest Territories. I wanted to ask for some clarification. In his address, he talked about the reports by the expert panel and we are in the hands of the federal government in terms of how we control the finances we are going to have. How will the Minister make our position in the Government of the Northwest Territories well known to the federal government in terms...

…earn Canadian respect as full and equal partners in Confederation, but the poor homeowners whose treasures are sold out from under them are forced to live from paycheque to paycheque and watch our resources disappear. We have little but any say in how much is sold at what price and under what condition.

Mr. Speaker, there is hope. A new guy has arrived in town -- president-elect Steven Harper and the Conservative government. Hopefully, they will be willing to listen and finally give the Northwest Territories the authority to manage our household responsibilities for future generations. I...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my Member’s statement is financing our own home. Mr. Speaker, they’re saying that what is mine is mine and what is yours is mine. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to draw some parallels between somebody trying to finance their own household and this government trying to manage its own castle.

Mr. Speaker, now suppose that we live in one side of town and we have a whole bunch of hidden treasures in our home, and on the other side of town you have a wealthy uncle with a much bigger house, possibly a palace on the other side of town. However, you’re in one community. But...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister commit to Mr. Tobac or people in the Sahtu that there can be, and will be, hopefully, within the time constraints, the willingness of all parties involved that we could see adult inmates from the correction services moved into a wilderness camp in the Sahtu that is going to be redesigned by the elders and the Sahtu people along with the officials from the Department of Justice, that we would see something within this fiscal year that we would see a new model implemented in the correction services? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the honourable Minister Brendan Bell in regards to the correction services and specifically the wilderness camps that we talked about in previous sessions. I want to ask the Minister, will he inform the House in terms of this progress in terms of establishing wilderness camps in the Northwest Territories? Thank you.